Merry Christmas from around the world

[Zkribbler]

Merry Christmas from the Philippines

 

[Cheetah]

God jul from Norway!

 

[Silurian]

Merry Christmas from Devon

 

[Berzerker]

https://www.livescience.com/42077-8-ways-mushrooms-explain-santa.html

Merry Christmas

 

[Lemon Merchant]

Nollaig Shona dhaoibh!!

Merry Christmas from Ireland.

Merry Christmas, eh?

And from Canada too.

 

[Cutlass]

Happy Xmas from `Murica.

 

[Estebonrober]

Happy Holidays!

 

[MaryKB]

Merry Christmas, I love all of you!

 

[Kaitzilla]

Merry Christmas everyone!

You too New England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Puritan_New_England

Christmas celebrations in New England were illegal during parts of the 17th century, and were culturally taboo or rare in former Puritan colonies from foundation until the mid-18th century. The Puritan community found no Scriptural justification for celebrating Christmas, and associated such celebrations with paganism and idolatry. Indeed, Christmas celebrations in 17th-century England involved Carnival-like behavior including role inversion, heavy drinking, and sexual liberties.[1]

The earliest years of the Plymouth Colony were troubled with non-Puritans attempting to make merry, and Governor William Bradford was forced to reprimand offenders. English laws suppressing the holiday were enacted in the Interregnum, but repealed late in the 17th century. However, the Puritan view of Christmas and its celebration had gained cultural ascendancy in New England, and Christmas celebrations continued to be discouraged despite being legal. But by the mid-18th century, Christmas had become a mainstream celebration in New England, and by the beginning of the 19th century, ministers of Congregational churches, the church of the Puritans, actually called for formal observance of Christmas in the churches.[1]

When Christmas became a federal holiday in 1870, late 19th century Americans widely fashioned the day into the Christmas of commercialism, spirituality, and nostalgia that most Americans recognize today.

 

[shadowplay]

My mother always insists on "happy Christmas," as she insists "merry" insinuates drunken debauchery.

So... Happy Christmas. A lot of you mean something to me.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Merry Christmas from SW Ontario!

 

[Gori the Grey]

Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate. To those who don't, I wish you the joy Christmas brings me.

And thank you, President Trump, for letting us say "Merry Christmas" again!

 

[Berzerker]

Festivus for the rest of us

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I'm not in the mood for celebrating this year, but thank you to everyone who has extended Christmas wishes to me.

So tonight is just another night. No tree, no turkey, and I'm just doing the normal stuff (continuing to work on the story I'm writing).

Best wishes to everyone else here, for whatever holiday traditions you observe.


(from the part of Canada that doesn't say "eh")

 

[EnglishEdward]

Merry Christmas from this Norfolk turkey.

 

[Samez]

Merry Christmas from the Rhine

 

[Oerdin]

Merry Xmas to all of you as well.

 

[Darsnan]

Merry Christmas from Syracuse New York!

 

[Hrothbern]

Een gezellig Kerstfeest vanuit Amsterdam !

 

[Kyriakos]

The weather was nice untill today; now it is terrible.
Anyway, merry christmas... Καλά χριστούγεννα...

@Hrothbern pls report on the annual swartepiet riots